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July 18, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.15.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun, both the new and rerun MASTERS OF ILLUSION episodes and the PENN & TELLER: FOOL US rerun all fell 0.1 in final numbers, while the MASTERCHEF rerun went up the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Jul FRI.15

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE held the top slot on Friday cable, down 0.09 from last week to 0.59, with HOMESTEAD RESCUE down a tick to 0.35.  News coverage of the latest troubling events put a trio each of CNN and FOX News shows into the Top 10, led by the 8PM CNN hour at 0.46 (and THE O’REILLY FACTOR in older-skewing total viewers).  Adult Swim’s DECKER: UNCLASSIFIED dropped 0.09 to 0.40, and CHECK IT OUT was down 0.05 to 0.32. Nickelodeon’s late afternoon SPONGEBOB made its way into the Top 10 at 0.48.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was at 0.35.  On Food Network, DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES slipped 0.02 to 0.34. Disney’s GIRL MEETS WORLD ticked down to 0.34, with lead-in DESCENDANTS: WICKED WORLD at 0.30. HGTV’s HUNTING VINTAGE was at 0.30.  On Syfy, KILLJOYS lost 0.03 to 0.18, and DARK MATTER fell a tick to 0.15.  OWN’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR was down 0.02 to 0.14.  Cinemax’s OUTCAST made it back to the chart, up 0.03 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Jul FRI.15

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 15, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.59 2,726
2 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.46 1,735
3 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.41 1,647
4 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,442
5 DECKER: UNCLASSIFIED ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.40 938
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.39 2,646
7 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.38 2,902
8 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 15 0.37 1,827
9 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 3,218
10 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.35 1,478
11 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.35 1,606
12 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,289
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 975
14 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.34 1,815
15 CHECK IT OUT ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.32 768
16 DESCENDANTS: WICKED WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.30 1,622
17 HUNTING VINTAGE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,421
18 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.30 1,397
19 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,626
20 COPS SPIKE TV 12:00 AM 30 0.29 778
21 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.28 1,135
22 SR/TURKEY MILITARY COUP FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.27 1,692
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 603
24 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.27 565
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.27 997
26 STEVEN UNIVERSE: PERFECT PEARL THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 120 0.26 1,212
27 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.26 1,147
28 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.26 1,196
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,868
30 COPS SPIKE TV 12:30 AM 30 0.24 669
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,802
32 COPS SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 722
33 COPS SPIKE TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 791
34 COPS SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 774
35 LION GUARD DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.23 971
36 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,043
37 WALK THE PRANK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.21 1,369
38 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.21 957
39 PASSPORT TO MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 780
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,281
41 COPS SPIKE TV 8:30 PM 30 0.20 680
42 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 641
43 COPS SPIKE TV 7:30 PM 30 0.19 556
44 HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI: HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI HBO PRIME 7:35 PM 138 0.19 499
45 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 437
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,946
47 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,799
48 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,839
49 SR/TURKEY MILITARY COUP FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.18 1,172
50 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,824
51 COPS SPIKE TV 7:00 PM 30 0.18 535
52 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 391
53 ALL IN WITH CAM NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.18 976
54 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.18 726
55 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,764
56 KILLJOYS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 618
57 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2016 OPEN (145TH) – PART II GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 AM 450 0.18 1,022
58 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 783
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 948
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,002
61 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,196
62 KILLER WOMEN: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.17 611
63 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 928
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,810
65 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 422
66 COPS SPIKE TV 6:30 PM 30 0.16 483
67 MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.16 463
68 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 564
69 REAL STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,614
70 I ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 620
71 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,038
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,384
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,093
74 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 61 0.15 641
75 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 349
76 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 323
77 COPS SPIKE TV 6:00 PM 30 0.15 465
78 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: COUP ATTEMPT IN TURKEY MSNBC 5:00 PM 120 0.15 887
79 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 331
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 854
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,654
82 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,066
83 COPS SPIKE TV 5:30 PM 30 0.14 422
84 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 328
85 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 822
86 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.14 523
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 790
88 GREAT MINDS HISTORY 11:03 PM 15 0.14 554
89 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 306
90 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 814
91 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.13 299
92 SR/TURKEY MILITARY COUP FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.13 787
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 259
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 987
95 AMBER ROSE SHOW VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.13 286
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 261
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 920
98 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:50 PM 70 0.13 305
99 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2016 OPEN (145TH) – PART I GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 AM 120 0.13 715
100 BLUE: A SECRET LIFE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.12 414
101 BLUE: A SECRET LIFE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 417
102 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPS L ESPN 9:00 PM 110 0.12 403
103 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 230
104 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 269
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 239
106 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 742
107 COPS SPIKE TV 5:00 PM 30 0.12 362
108 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 343
109 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: COUP ATTEMPT IN TURKEY MSNBC 10:00 PM 120 0.12 720
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 219
111 SR/TURKEY MILITARY COUP FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.11 581
112 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 254
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 545
114 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 203
115 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 3:30 PM 90 0.10 503
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:59 AM 61 0.10 210
117 ELEAGUE: LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER OF VALVES COUNTER- TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 225 0.10 221
118 KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERV: KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERV MAXPRIME 7:50 PM 129 0.10 251
119 UNCOMMON SENSE S2 MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.09 188
120 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 201
121 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 463
122 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 612
123 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 506
124 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 590
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 571
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 59 0.08 170
127 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 571
128 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 656
129 PITCH PERFECT 2 HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 115 0.08 172
130 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 355
131 SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT NYY/BAL AT TB MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 195 0.08 353
132 OUTCAST MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 50 0.08 205
133 HUMANITARIAN AWARDS ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.08 172
134 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 2:30 PM 30 0.08 447
135 REMEMBER THE TITANS HBO PRIME 10:45 AM 113 0.07 198
136 ESPY AWARDS: 2016 ESPYS ESPN2 11:57 PM 123 0.07 191
137 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 645
138 SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL   L ESPN2 9:58 PM 119 0.07 178
139 CURSED HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 97 0.07 195
140 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 168
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 310
142 MORNING JOE: BASTILLE DAY ATTACK MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 599
143 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.07 463
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 289
145 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 305
146 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 519
147 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 186
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 298
149 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:31 PM 89 0.06 425
150 OPEN CONCEPT DIY NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.06 218

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.